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<p data-start="67" data-end="396"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">The Ranveer Singh and Sara Arjun-starrer <em data-start="108" data-end="120">Dhurandhar</em> has scripted history at the domestic box office by becoming the first Bollywood film to enter the ₹700 crore club. The spy action thriller achieved the milestone on its 25th day in theatres, despite witnessing a slight slowdown in collections at the start of its fourth week.</span></p>
<p data-start="398" data-end="689"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">After maintaining a strong run for over three weeks, the film saw a dip on its fourth Monday, earning ₹10.75 crore nett in India. Even with this drop, its total domestic collection has now reached ₹701.25 crore. On the same day, the film recorded an overall Hindi occupancy of 21.27 percent.</span></p>
<p data-start="691" data-end="971"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">In the days leading up to this landmark, <em data-start="732" data-end="744">Dhurandhar</em> continued to post robust numbers. The film earned ₹15 crore on day 22, followed by ₹20.50 crore on day 23 and ₹22.5 crore on day 24. Its third-week collection alone stood at ₹172 crore, underlining its sustained audience pull.</span></p>
<p data-start="973" data-end="1254"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">With this performance, <em data-start="996" data-end="1008">Dhurandhar</em> is now eyeing the Hindi nett record set by <em data-start="1052" data-end="1070">Pushpa: The Rule</em>, which stands at ₹812.14 crore. The film has firmly established itself not only as one of the biggest hits of 2025 but also among the top 10 highest-grossing Indian films of all time.</span></p>
<p data-start="1256" data-end="1618"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Directed by Aditya Dhar, <em data-start="1281" data-end="1293">Dhurandhar</em> released in theatres on December 25. While critical reception was mixed, the film found strong support from audiences and celebrities alike. The narrative is set against the backdrop of major geopolitical and terror-linked events, including the Kandahar plane hijack, the 2001 Parliament attack and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.</span></p>
<p data-start="1620" data-end="1966"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">The story weaves together an underworld saga involving criminals, informants and intelligence operatives whose lives intersect amid espionage, covert missions and betrayals. Alongside Ranveer Singh and Sara Arjun, the film features Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Naveen Kaushik, Rakesh Bedi and Danish Pandor in key roles.</span></p>
<p data-start="1968" data-end="2257" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">The makers have also confirmed a sequel, <em data-start="2009" data-end="2023">Dhurandhar 2</em>, which is slated for a grand pan-India release on March 19, 2026. The sequel will hit theatres during Eid, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, and will release in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam, marking a five-language global rollout.</span></p>
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Ranveer Singh-starrer becomes first Bollywood film to cross ₹700 crore domestically

Dhurandhar enters ₹700 crore club, creates history

Ranveer Singh-starrer becomes first Bollywood film to cross ₹700 crore domestically

December 30, 2025 | 13:50 IST